Experiential avoidance and fear of intimacy: A contextual behavioral account of loneliness and resulting psychopathology symptoms

Highlights

• A novel model for understanding the development of loneliness is described.
• Antecedents in the model are important constructs in contextual behavioral therapy.
• The proposed model was assessed using data collected in a cross-sectional survey.
• Findings support the proposed model as a significant antecedent of loneliness.
• Loneliness and experiential avoidance may affect psychopathology symptoms.

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